A little while ago, when Gas Safe workers were known as Corgi registered plumbers, I had a gas leak. The Corgi registered plumbers I called out to investigate couldn’t find the leak, even though it was clearly coming from somewhere in the gas meter cupboard. So they eventually gave up and told me they would either have to remove and replace every single gas pipe in my home, or I should leave my gas turned off permanently. Obviously neither were practical solutions for me, so I went to another company who quickly found the leak and mended it.
I complained to Corgi about the first company, because as a registered plumber of theirs, they should have been able to find the leak and make it safe. Yet Corgi found in their favour. Which is perhaps not so surprising since Corgi was funded by their members. Which begs the question, who can you really trust?
Here’s a funny illustration of how financial funding can create a biased service:
A guy from Uncle Ben’s rice company arranges to visit the Pope. After receiving the papal blessing he whispers, "Your Eminence, we have a deal for you. If you change The Lord's Prayer from 'give us this day our daily bread' to 'give us this day our daily rice' we will donate £500 million to the Church."
The Pope responds, "That is impossible. The Prayer is the Word of the Lord and it must not be changed."
"OK," says the Uncle Ben’s man, "we are prepared to donate £1 billion to the Church if you change the Lord's Prayer from 'give us this day our daily bread' to 'give us this day our daily rice’ ".
Again the Pope replies, "That is impossible. The Prayer is the Word of the Lord and it must not be changed."
Finally, the man from Uncle Ben’s says, "Alright, this is our last offer. We will donate £5 billion to the Church if you change the Lord's Prayer from 'give us this day our daily bread' to 'give us this day our daily rice'. Think about it." And he leaves.
Next day the Pope meets with the College of Cardinals to say that he has good news and bad news. "The good news is that the Church has come into £5 billion. The bad news is that we are losing The Hovis Account."
I complained to Corgi about the first company, because as a registered plumber of theirs, they should have been able to find the leak and make it safe. Yet Corgi found in their favour. Which is perhaps not so surprising since Corgi was funded by their members. Which begs the question, who can you really trust?
Here’s a funny illustration of how financial funding can create a biased service:
A guy from Uncle Ben’s rice company arranges to visit the Pope. After receiving the papal blessing he whispers, "Your Eminence, we have a deal for you. If you change The Lord's Prayer from 'give us this day our daily bread' to 'give us this day our daily rice' we will donate £500 million to the Church."
The Pope responds, "That is impossible. The Prayer is the Word of the Lord and it must not be changed."
"OK," says the Uncle Ben’s man, "we are prepared to donate £1 billion to the Church if you change the Lord's Prayer from 'give us this day our daily bread' to 'give us this day our daily rice’ ".
Again the Pope replies, "That is impossible. The Prayer is the Word of the Lord and it must not be changed."
Finally, the man from Uncle Ben’s says, "Alright, this is our last offer. We will donate £5 billion to the Church if you change the Lord's Prayer from 'give us this day our daily bread' to 'give us this day our daily rice'. Think about it." And he leaves.
Next day the Pope meets with the College of Cardinals to say that he has good news and bad news. "The good news is that the Church has come into £5 billion. The bad news is that we are losing The Hovis Account."
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